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Excel .xlsx spreadsheets that automatically generate XML code for .SVG graphics

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General concept above; examples below.

Warming stripes

Warming stripes bar chart

Waffle chart

Bar chart

Pie chart

Variable-width bar chart

Line charts

Scatterplot

Radar chart

I've uploaded spreadsheets that automatically generate XML code for charts in SVG format.

Summary: You simply paste or enter your data into the spreadsheet, and specify image dimensions, number of grid lines, data ranges, font sizes, etc. The spreadsheets instantly and automatically generate a column of XML code. You simply copy and paste that code into a text editor and save as an ".svg" file. The spreadsheets produce lean SVG code, and should save you time in creating SVG charts. Though my original spreadsheets are written in Microsoft Excel, I've received reports that they also work if read into other spreadsheet programs.

Feedback and suggestions on my talk page are welcome. RCraig09 (talk) 23:41, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

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1. Warming stripes — Accepts a single dataset and converts to SVG code portraying Ed Hawkins' warming stripes graphics. User chooses vertical or horizontal stripes; normal or reverse data ordering; or from a variety of geometric shapes (updated 17 May 2023). . . . . Click here to see examples of warming stripes embedded in different shapes.
2. Warming stripes bar chart — Accepts a single dataset and creates a conventional bar chart whose individual bars/columns are coloured according to Dr. Hawkins' warming stripes colour scheme. Alternate option: choose one colour for ascending bars and another colour for descending bars. (updated 28 August 2023)
3. Line charts — Accepts up to six datasets. (updated 30 August 2023)
4. Vertical bar charts (column charts) — Accepts up to six datasets. Toggle between clustered and stacked charts; user can adjust "Yfloor"—the Y level (usually=0) from which columns rise or fall; user chooses to keep or ignore negative input values. (updated 27 August 2023)
5. Horizontal bar charts — Accepts up to six datasets. Toggle between clustered and stacked charts; user can adjust "Yfloor"—the value (usually=0) from which bars extend; user chooses to keep or ignore negative input values. (updated 14 May 2026)
6. Scatter plots — Accepts up to five datasets. (updated 28 August 2023)
7. Pie charts — Accepts a single dataset of up to 36 items. (updated 28 December 2025)
8. Variable-width bar charts — Accepts up to six datasets; is like "Vertical bar charts", above, but user can choose different widths for different bars. (updated 27 August 2023)
9. Radar charts — Accepts up to six datasets. (updated 6 May 2025)
10. Waffle charts (dot matrix charts) — Creates up to 32x32 array of squares, rounded-corner squares, circles, or stars, each filled with one of up to 26 user-chosen colors, and optional textual labels for each box. (updated 17 June 2026)

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An Excel .xlsx spreadsheet automatically⁺ generated the XML code for the following SVG images:

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  20210502 Warming stripes comparison of Global Mean Surface Temperature datasets.svg
  ⁺I manually combined five automatically generated images into this one
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  20210507 Warming stripes - ellipses - global warming.svg
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  20210522 Warming stripes - longitudes - meridians on a globe - global warming.svg
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  20210526 Warming stripes - hearts - global warming.svg
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  20210530 Warming stripes - diamonds - global warming.svg
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  20210604 Warming stripes - XLSX to SVG - various Diamond etc configurations - GIF.gif
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  20210517 Warming stripes - pentagrams - stars - global warming.svg
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  20210508 Warming stripes - hexagons - global warming.svg
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  20210507 Warming stripes - octagons - global warming.svg

• The spreadsheet user can toggle a switch to reverse the order of data, so red is in the center (or left side of first graphic) and blue is at the outside (or right side of first graphic).
• The spreadsheet user can choose height and width (in pixels), to compress or expand shape vertically and horizontally, for example, to change an ellipse to a circle or a rectangle to a square.
• To download the spreadsheet, go to User:RCraig09/Excel to XML for SVG.
• Don't try to edit inside this colored box; make any comments about the spreadsheets or graphics at User talk:RCraig09 —RCraig09 (talk) 20:43, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

False or misleading statements by Donald Trump

Please do not deliberately introduce no-target errors as you did here. While your intentions may have been good, you broke references in the text. If you want to get rid of those sources you will need to re-write the article to avoid using them. DuncanHill (talk) 20:18, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, a bad start to the year. My mistake was that I didn't appreciate there were Template:Sfn cites. —RCraig09 (talk) 21:39, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

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Christian nationalism image

Hi RCraig09!

I don't know if you take requests, but would it be possible for a version of the image from this Axios article about the prevalence of Christian nationalism in the United States? I believe this would greatly serve as a visual aid for the page on this topic. Unfortunately, I am not as skilled with image editing to make this myself! BootsED (talk) 14:18, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

@BootsED: I'm not an expert at map graphics, so I recommend you place a request at Commons:Graphic Lab/Map workshop. Best of luck. —RCraig09 (talk) 15:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the heads up! BootsED (talk) 23:58, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Illegal immigration § Requested move 25 February 2026

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Illegal immigration § Requested move 25 February 2026. Edittttor (talk) 20:31, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Graphing tool

What tool did you use to create File:2017- Donald Trump veracity - composite graph.png? Did you have applicable work experience? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 21:15, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

@Mandruss: Microsoft Excel --> export to PNG --> minor revisions and text additions in Photoshop Elements. Electronics engineer with a MS in computer science: I have been mostly self-taught in graphics. —RCraig09 (talk) 21:24, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Yikes. I'm merely a retired software developer with a high school diploma. I don't have Excel or Elements, let alone know how to create a graph with them. Too old and tired to feel like that much of a learning effort. I want to create a graph showing how Trump's net worth changed over a span of years, as estimated by Forbes. Forbes has the most accurate, least biased estimates that we've run across so far.

Would you have any interest in collaborating with me on that? I could help find the data points in reliable sources (I don't think Forbes maintains the history in an accessible form). I ran across an independent graph showing Forbes' estimates for 2014-2024, but I failed to save the URL and now I can't find it. Also I would prefer a wider time span, since most of that time span was while he was in office. I don't wish to give the appearance of trying to make a political point with this graph ("look how much he has used the office to get richer!"). My goal is merely to provide neutral factual information and allow the reader to derive what they choose to derive from it. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 21:58, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

(I don't think Forbes maintains the history in an accessible form) - But I could be wrong. This comes directly from Forbes and would make a good Wikipedia graph. For now, my part of the work is done! Maybe the graph could be extended farther back using other RS, but that would be Phase 2. That should also be Forbes estimates, else it would be an apples-and-oranges graph; but it wouldn't necessarily have to come directly from Forbes.

I think we would be largely dependent on you to keep the graph updated with each year's new estimate—unless you could find someone willing to assume that responsibility. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 00:02, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

I would first add the graph to Wealth of Donald Trump. If accepted there, I would try it at Donald Trump. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 00:31, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

@Mandruss: I found longer-duration charts at this archive (slow to render) and this archive (faster to render, but from the deprecated archive.today)—both direct from Forbes. I'm very willing to do a chart, especially if this data looks acceptable to you. Let me know if you have further thoughts before I proceed, so there's no wasted effort. —RCraig09 (talk) 05:02, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

The Wayback one is a good find.

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Available data points (billions of dollars)

Year	Forbes graph 1	Forbes graph 2	Percent discrepancy
1982	0.2
1983	0.4
1984	0.4
1985	0.6
1986	0.7
1987	0.85
1988	1.0
1989	1.7
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996	0.45
1997	1.4
1998	1.5
1999	1.6
2000	1.7
2001	1.8	1.7	−6
2002	1.9	1.8	−5
2003	2.5	1.9	−24
2004	2.6	2.5	−4
2005	2.7	2.6	−4
2006	2.9	2.6	−10
2007	3.0	2.9	−3
2008	3.0	3.0	0
2009	2.0	1.6	−20
2010	2.4	2.0	−17
2011	2.9	2.7	−7
2012	3.1	2.9	−6
2013	3.5	3.2	−9
2014	4.0	3.9	−3
2015	4.5	4.1	−9
2016	3.7	4.5	+22
2017	3.1	3.5	+13
2018	3.1	3.1	0
2019	3.1	3.1	0
2020	2.5	2.1	−16
2021	2.5	2.4	−4
2022	3.2	3.0	−6
2023	2.6	2.5	−4
2024		2.3
2025		5.1
2026		6.5

Some of those discrepancies are significant, probably any above 5% absolute. One could reason that Forbes graph 2 is more accurate, having been published three years later. Except for 2016 and 2017, that would work against Trump's favor (too bad for Trump). On the other hand, his 2016 and 2017 would look a lot better. I guess I'm suggesting that you use Forbes graph 2 for the years 2001-2026, unless you have a better idea.

The space for the years 1990-1995 should be spanned with one occurrence of the words "no data".

For the purposes of this chart, I don't think we need the numbers at the top of each bar as in Forbes graph 2. The vast majority of readers don't need that kind of precision; those who do can refer to the cited sources. From a UI standpoint, every visual element of the chart should earn its keep with a high bar. Just a Y-axis scale is enough, at perhaps $1B increments.

What do you think about using a line graph instead of a bar graph? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 05:22, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Suggested image caption, short and to the point:

Trump's net worth for the years 1982–2026, as estimated by Forbes

―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 09:26, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Sources

This chart at |upright=1.2

Trump's net worth over time, as estimated by Forbes magazine

I see you using |upright=1.5 for charts. I think that would be too much for the relatively short Donald Trump#Wealth, which is about more than net worth. (That existing image would have to be relocated or removed.) I might go as high as |upright=1.2 there. I say this because it might impact your choices for text size. Be careful not to make any text too small to be easily legible at 1.2, bearing in mind that some (many?) readers have poor vision. From MOS:SMALLFONT: "No text should be reduced below 85% of the page's default font size." This sentence is the recommended minimum size. This principle isn't often applied to text within images, but it should be imo. Accessibility is no less important with charts. Consider marking only every tenth year on the X-axis (1990, 2000, 2010, 2020). ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 13:29, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Can we consult about typefaces before you start? Make me an offer. I have no particular preferences except sans serif. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 13:29, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Mandruss: I plan to generate a chart by the end of the weekend. Broadly, I agree with your suggestions above. Liberation Sans is acceptable on Commons from a copyright standpoint, as used in the Democracy Indices chart you have posted above. —RCraig09 (talk) 15:06, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Ok, I was kind of thinking that typeface would probably work. What do you think about using a line graph instead of a bar graph? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 15:28, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Graphists would probably favor a bar chart (Forbes does). Line charts tend to communicate quantities that ~continuously change or have a definite ~smooth trend, while bar charts represent quantities of which we take periodic snapshots or that vary more spasmodically. While it is theoretically true that DJT's net worth varies from moment to moment (depending on the news of the day), for tax and accounting purposes such quantities are measured annually or maybe quarterly. Collectively, these observations favor a bar chart—which I will pursue. —RCraig09 (talk) 18:11, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Ok. Considered and mutually rejected. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 19:00, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Sources

Chart is uploaded in .svg format, with future-proofed caption and expanded footnotes. I used procedure described in User:RCraig09/Excel to XML for SVG. If there are no objections as to substance, I will post to article(s) within a few days. —RCraig09 (talk) 17:11, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

That was fast. Looks awesome. Love your understated color choice. If I wanted to be very picky (I don't), I would enlarge the X-axis labels a little, per earlier discussion here. I might bold the $xBs since they appear pretty "thin" at 1.2. Or make them black for maximum contrast on white. Somewhat more important would be enlarging the "no data" text, which I can't read at all at 1.2. So much for not being picky. Strategically speaking, I think I should do the BOLD at Donald Trump, and that only after acceptance elsewhere. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 00:10, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

In Version 2, I blackened and enlarged vertical axis labels to 45 pixels, and enlarged horizontal axis labels to 40 px. (In my hundreds of charts, I've treated 35 px as readable even without upright= designations.) Because "Data unavailable" is a side issue (what's important is the trend), I purposely reduced it so that casual readers wouldn't be inspired to read it; details are in the textual caption's footnote. I think it's ready for primetime. —RCraig09 (talk) 03:33, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Ok. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 05:38, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		For File:1982- Net worth of Donald Trump.svg, now accepted at two articles. Better quality than the Forbes charts on which it is based. Great aesthetics and not a pixel wasted. And fast! The problem with being really good at something: You may get asked to do it a lot. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 22:06, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Mandruss: Merci, danke, gracias, grazie, etc. and thanks for the suggestion to create the net worth chart. —RCraig09 (talk) 03:50, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

AI and AGI

I've been watching a lot of related videos on YouTube. What are your thoughts? ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 07:29, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Mandruss: I don't know what you are getting at. In what context: Wiki content? Generating charts? Affecting democracy? —RCraig09 (talk) 15:08, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Affecting humanity. If you believe some of the experts, we're in for a colossal shitstorm very soon, if not collapse of civilization or extinction of the species—unless we enact a pause in AI development to give us more time study it. Here's Bernie Sanders with a good 37-minute overview of the problem. He doesn't claim to be an expert on the subject, but he claims to take his ideas from experts—and the ideas are consistent with what I've seen from many of the recognized experts who lack a massive profit motive.

Dude, you don't have to keep pinging me from here. You have a guaranteed share of my attention for awhile. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 15:23, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

We're already seeing humans over-relying on AI, which does not articulate the ~reasoning underlying its conclusions or actions. Though I'm skeptical about the extreme view that AI will destroy humanity, a pause in AI development is about as likely as a pause in human avarice. —RCraig09 (talk) 18:19, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

a pause in AI development is about as likely as a pause in human avarice. Sure, but such a pause would be legislated, not voluntary. To whatever extent lawmakers don't own AI stock, avarice is not much of a factor. If lawmakers think it will improve their chances of re-election, they will vote for a pause.

I'm currently in the middle on this. I think collapse of Western civilization is more likely than human extinction, but I'm giving us only about 50 years. Glad I won't be around to see much more of it, but I pity my grandchildren. ―Mandruss ☎ 2¢. IMO. 02:53, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

POV graphs

This isn't aimed at a specific edit of yours, it's just a pattern that I've noticed about your edits. A lot of the graphs you add give off a hint of WP:POV. This isn't saying there's anything wrong with the sources themselves, it's just how you present it. I'm not one to give my personal opinion on your edits or if it's wrong or right to do so, but I think you need to understand that it can be seen that way. Cutlass^Ciera 00:10, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Wanted to say hi!

Hey, I saw your name come up in some recent watched thread and figured I should say hi! I didn't realize your email was down. How have things been going? Springee (talk) 23:41, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

'ello there @Springee: Is there a particular issue or suggestion that you want to raise? —RCraig09 (talk) 05:43, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

No, it was just one of those blast from the past things. Springee (talk) 11:38, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Question about SVG chart spreadsheet logic/documentation

Hi RCraig09,

I have been looking at your SVG chart spreadsheets, and I am interested in creating an open-source web application that would do something similar, but through a simpler browser-based interface.

My rough idea is to let users enter data and chart settings in a web form, then generate clean SVG output automatically, without needing to work directly through the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet system is very impressive, but the underlying logic is quite difficult to follow from the formulas alone.

I was wondering whether you happen to have any documentation, design notes, pseudocode, or other explanation of the logic behind the spreadsheets?

I would of course credit your work properly if I build anything influenced by your approach. No worries if no such documentation exists, but I thought it was worth asking. Windowellington (talk) 06:51, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Basic idea of using a spreadsheet to form text strings, this example being SVG code.

@Windowellington: The only detailed "documentation" I have is what's in the spreadsheets themselves, and what I've written in User:RCraig09/Excel to XML for SVG and User:RCraig09/Excel to XML for SVG/How to. Spreadsheets weren't designed for the specific purpose of assembling text strings, but I simplified the user's experience to a copy-and-paste procedure. It was a painstaking process to develop the formulas in each spreadsheet cell, and I don't envy the coder who will attempt to make an html-based equivalent. Sorry. —RCraig09 (talk) 14:12, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Link

Hey, RCraig! Any chance you can figure out the target for climate regime shifts at Super_El_Niño_events#Impact? Valereee (talk) 22:59, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

@Valereee: Tipping points in the climate system it is, methinks. I've inserted the destination article name. —RCraig09 (talk) 03:17, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Valereee (talk) 10:33, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This is for all your contributions to the English Wikipedia since 2009, especially those related to the 2026 Iran war. Pachu Kannan (talk) 17:42, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, User:Pachu Kannan. The times demand our attention. —RCraig09 (talk) 18:44, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Logo of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA).svg

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I have replaced this graphic in the PBA Tour article and, on Commons, nominated another editor's two copyvio substitute logos for deletion. —RCraig09 (talk) 02:16, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Wealth inequality in the United States

Hi, @RCraig09! Regarding the diagram discussion, I think it might be more productive if you try showing some examples of what you're looking for, or perhaps create some visualizations of your own. Keep in mind that @Timeshifter is just trying to improve Wikipedia as well. guninvalid (talk) 02:52, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

I've done that, mainly in Charts 2 and 3. He doesn't seem to listen, and misses the point in what should have been a simple exercise. —RCraig09 (talk) 04:48, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

MOS:CHARACTERS

Hi RCraig09. Re my removal of the 'Characters' section in the Warlight article, I believe MOS:CHARACTERS is clear: "In most cases, no specific section on characters is needed."

The exception "...if a finely crafted plot summary cannot capture this aspect of a story, a Characters section may be warranted" doesn't apply, since the plot summary gives good enough info about the characters. What are your thoughts? — Itzcuauhtli11 (talk) 20:16, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

I've continued this conversation at Talk:Warlight#MOS:CHARACTERS. —RCraig09 (talk) 21:00, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Regarding 2024 United States presidential election and educational attainment

I used your chart on educational attainment and income to explain to readers how Kamala Harris won voters making over $100,000 a year. Most readers likely aren't familiar with statistical analysis of educational attainment, including applying it to voting behavior and income.

I understand statistics and polling better than most professional pollsters. As just one example, I don't think most polling firms use the likelihood-ratio test when designing polls. I do in my work in the biotechnology industry, when designing clinical trials. SmallPneumatic (talk) 01:56, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

@SmallPneumatic: Thanks for the explanation. I understand there is correlation between Kamala voters and income, but the posting of this salary-vs-education chart isn't the same as voting-vs-salary. If you want to post the chart, I suggest that you provide a sourced sentence in the chart's caption that expresses the connection between (a) Kamala voters and (b) either income or education, whichever point you're trying to make. Of course, leave the sourcing footnote for the chart data itself. —RCraig09 (talk) 02:11, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

I see you're fairly new on Wikipedia. I find it useful to use the "Show preview" button to reduce the number of actual changes to a page. :-) —RCraig09 (talk) 02:14, 7 August 2026 (UTC)